Marshal Mansion.
"Hudson, announcing the marriage alliance result so hastily, won’t it make the Royal Family lose face?"
lissa asked with concern.
This marriage alliance was completely different from what they had initially planned; it was purely a spontaneous decision.
Although the happiness of their son is important, as the family heir, he must shoulder his responsibilities. In the face of family interests, marriage is a bargaining chip.
"It’s ant to make them lose face!
Supporting Caesar V to adulthood and power takes too much ti. The input and output are out of proportion, and it will lead to endless suspicion in the future.
Moreover, the new Monarch’s growth is full of uncertainties. If by chance he becos useless, or accidentally turns into a tyrant, the bla will likely fall on .
Not only would I bear the brunt of criticism, but the aftermath would also likely end up in my hands. Purely voluntary work: do it well and it’s expected; if things go wrong, it’s all my responsibility.
Every corner of the Imperial City is filled with politics, and I have long grown tired of it.
This marriage alliance initiated by Franz indeed involved calculations from the Conservative Faction, but this is what I wanted, and it’s rely going with the flow now."
Hudson said without reservation.
All these are real issues; among the three Deputy Pri Ministers, only Hudson is capable of taking on responsibility.
The Chancellor is elderly—over a hundred years old—and it’s uncertain whether he can live to see Caesar V take the throne.
The dead don’t need to be responsible for the new Monarch’s growth.
Archduke Madelena has too low a reputation; the outside world has no expectations of her. As long as Hudson is at Court, she can’t advance.
A Deputy Pri Minister who lacks presence, and the outside world might ignore her; naturally, she bears no responsibility for the new Monarch’s growth.
The Empress Dowager needs to be responsible for the new Monarch’s growth, but she is Caesar V’s mother. If he fails, the outside world would mostly sympathize with her.
The crucial point is: if the new Monarch is raised poorly and causes chaos, among these people, only Hudson has the prestige and ability to clean up the ss.
Political struggle is cruel!
Hudson is sure that if he stays in the Court for long, Caesar V is likely to be ruined.
The Conservative Faction, for their own interests, needs to use this matter to undermine Hudson’s reputation, to extend their faction’s influence in the Court.
Even within the Royal Family, there are those who would deliberately lead Caesar V astray for their interests.
To cultivate a Monarch takes ten years to no avail, but to destroy one, a year is enough.
As long as those teachers, in daily lessons and everyday life, keep talking about the great achievents of the predecessors, and compare Caesar V with IV and III, the psychological pressure can destroy a person.
Worse, this mode of destruction is hard to pick faults with on the surface, and it might even cultivate a Caesar V with personal capabilities.
It’s just that in doing things, he might be a bit impatient, wanting to surpass his predecessors in achievents. The more he does, the more mistakes he makes.
Caesar IV had this problem in his youth. He just happened to have good luck, coinciding with the country’s rapid ascension period.
Even his failed reforms were overshadowed by victories in foreign wars.
Constant territorial expansion brought him great achievents, and by the later years of his rule, his administration exceeded his predecessors, and his mindset gradually returned to calm.
Caesar IV managed to break free, but it doesn’t an Caesar V can. Given Alpha Empire’s current scale, any progress is a significant achievent.
Surpassing the achievents during Caesar IV’s ti is a pipe dream. At least in terms of "martial accomplishnts," there’s no possibility of surpassing.
"Civil governance," better left as a thought.
To deeply reform dostic politics in a joint-stock country, one must bear the risk of inciting civil war.
Throughout history, there has never been a bloodless reform in Human Race history. To establish a new system, it must be watered with blood.
A reform full of compromises is dood to fail from the start.
Knowing the path ahead is full of pitfalls, Hudson naturally won’t jump in. Only by leaving the fire pit and standing outside the board can one better see the situation clearly.
As for Caesar IV’s task of entrusting, as a "loyal minister" with principles, Hudson will certainly strive to complete it.
Without conflicts of interest, continuing to uphold the monarchy is even more intimidating.
"Hudson, are you suggesting the Royal Family might kick you out?
It shouldn’t be, right!
Given your influence in the Empire, who dares to make such a rash decision? Aren’t they afraid of causing public upheaval..."
Before lissa finished speaking, Hudson imdiately interrupted: "A single marriage alliance surely won’t prompt the Royal Family to make a decision, but so will help push it!
Just wait and see. In the coming period, those Conservative Faction guys will try to create a ’Hudson-centric’ pattern in the Court.
On one hand, they will boast of my achievents, while on the other, they will release information that the two factions are rging and I am to beco the common leader of both.
When many speak of it, even if it’s not favored by the public, it becos so. If I then promote a few minor reforms, the shock to the Royal Family will be even greater.
Perhaps these tricks might not deceive the old foxes in the Royal Family. But fooling the Empress Dowager is still manageable.
In this regard, Archduke Madelena should be able to lend a hand.
The Conservative Faction wants to retire, there are people within the Royal Family who want gone, and I myself don’t want to do it anymore, so why wouldn’t I be able to leave?"
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